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Experience
Data Scientist & Professional Educator
RStudio, PBC
Remote
2020 - 2018
Associate Professor of Pediatrics & Assistant Center Director
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR
2018 - 2012
- Spearheaded educational partnerships within OHSU and beyond
- Established a successful independent research program with external funding
- Published original research studies in high-impact, peer-reviewed journals
- Engaged in knowledge dissemination and translation in the field of developmental disabilities
- Provided scientific leadership and mentorship for teams of 10-15
- Promoted from Assistant Professor (2012-2017) by the School of Medicine based on research, teaching, and service
Senior Research Associate
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR
2011 - 2010
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine
Research Assistant Professor
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
2010 - 2008
- School of Social & Family Dynamics
Education
Ph.D., Developmental Psychology & Quantitative Methods
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
2008 - 2003
M.S., Developmental Psychology
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
2005 - 2003
B.S., Applied Psychology
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
2002 - 1998
Honors & Awards
Grant Reviewer
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
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2020
Excellence in Graduate Education Award
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR
2018
Distinguished Faculty Awards Nominee for Outstanding Teaching
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR
2018
Invited Participant
ROpenSci Unconference
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2018
- A yearly invite-only event that brings together scientists, developers, and open data enthusiasts from academia, industry, government, and non-profits to make an impact on open science.
School of Medicine Faculty Compact
Oregon Health & Science University
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2017
- Awarded to researchers with a consistent track-record of external grant-funding.
Paths to Leadership Fellow
Oregon Health & Science University
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2016
- A six-month program for a small group of individuals identified as emerging faculty leaders.
Catalyst Award
Oregon Clinical & Translational Research Institute, Oregon Health & Science University
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2015
Sanford Fellow
School of Social & Family Dynamics, Arizona State University
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2010 - 2008
Julius Seeman Award
Department of Psychology & Human Development, Vanderbilt University
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2008
- Awarded to the graduate student who exemplifies the department’s ideals of scholastic, personal and professional achievement.
Graduate Honors Fellowship
Vanderbilt University
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2008 - 2003
Susan Gray Award
Department of Psychology & Human Development, Vanderbilt University
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2007
- For excellence in scholarly writing to the graduate student who is sole or first author with the most distinguished scholarly publication during the previous year.
Graduate Travel Grant
Vanderbilt University
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2007
David Zeaman Award
Gatlinburg Conference on Research & Theory in Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
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2006
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Pre-Doctoral Fellow
NIH-NICHD
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2006 - 2003
- T32 HD07226: Research Behavioral Training in Developmental Disabilities.
Peabody College Travel Grant
Vanderbilt University
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2005
Outstanding Undergraduate Award
Department of Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology
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2002
Research & Data Science Experience
I also write about my data science projects on my blog desiree.rbind.io.
Teacups, Giraffes, & Statistics
Online modules for learning statistics and R
2020 - 2019
- R Markdown website to teach statistics using a fictional story about miniature giraffes.
- Created 50+ original illustrations, including hand-annotated and animated plots.
- Co-authored with Hasse Walum.
Emory University Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Doctoral research
Atlanta, GA
2019 - 2014
- Modeled the relationship between genetic factors and social behavior.
- Applied parametric and non-parametric methods and simulations in R.
- Collaborated with technicians, scientists, and students to collect and manage raw data for longitudinal studies.
RStudio
Summer intern with Alison Hill
Remote
2019
- Developed an online book for educators to leverage data science tools
- Created guides for building R Markdown-related websites, tutorials, and data packages.
- Designed templates with custom HTML and CSS for out-of-the-box implementation
Data Science for Scientists ATL
Member
Atlanta, GA
2019
- Participated in planning regular data science talks and co-working code sessions, and workshops.
Emory Coding Club
Co-founder
Atlanta, GA
2019
- Taught R to students and trainees at Emory University
IU Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Undergraduate researcher, Rebec Lab
Indiana University
2010 - 2008
- Defended honors thesis on dysfunctional information processing in Huntington’s disease.
- Received 1st place in poster presentations at 4 of 5 conferences participated
Teaching and Project Management
I have taught in the public school system and in higher education settings, using intuitive and data-driven instruction.
The Wonderful World of R Markdown
Online workshop
Marcus Autism Center Coding Club
2020
- Taught an introduction to R Markdown and hosting HTML pages on Netlify.
Introduction to Machine Learning with the Tidyverse
rstudio::conf 2020
San Francisco, CA
2020
- Served as a TA for a two day workshop on introducing users to tidymodels, tidyverse packages for doing machine learning.
Undergraduate mentor
Young Lab
Atlanta, GA
2019 - 2018
- Supervised undergraduate for honors thesis research projects
Atlanta Chapter for Society for Neuroscience
Graduate representative
Emory University
2017 - 2015
- Coordinated a program to pair neuroscientists from 3 universities to 60 local K-12 schools for outreach visits, reaching over 5,000 students, and increasing rate of successful pairs by 22% from previous year.
- Planned series of hands-on science demos at the Atlanta Science Festival, presenting to 1000+ public visitors.
Graduates in Neuroscience Curriculum Committee
Elected representative
Emory University
2017 - 2015
- Redesigned course evaluations, increasing student response rate from 53% to 90% and increasing the proportion of descriptive feedback for each lecturer by a factor of 4.
- Implemented online system that improved ease of access and timeliness for 40+ instructors to receive their evaluations.
- Introduced teaching technique called “Checks for Understanding” and provided guidance to over 40 lecturers on its implementation, which 93% of students rated as having had a positive and helpful effect on first year neuroscience courses.
Atlanta Brain Bee
Chair
Atlanta, GA
2017 - 2015
- Led neuroscience Q&A competition for teens.
- Managed 4 coordinators and 49 volunteers to hold the largest Atlanta Brain Bee, including pre-Bee workshops.
- Designed and led trainings for local winner to prepare for nationals, ultimately placing 3rd at nationals (2016) and top 20 (2017)
Teach For America/ YES Prep Public Schools
Founding 7th Grade Science Teacher
Houston, TX
2013 - 2011
- Selected as one of 5,066 from 47,900 applicants to work in national service corps and teach in under-resourced communities.
- Analyzed achievement data regularly for 145 students to inform instruction and create personalized goals for all students.
- Increased average student achievement in 7th grade science by 12% from the previous year.
- Created over 20 short educational videos for K-12 students in inquiry-based learning and field experiences.
Web Design & Illustration
I use illustration and clean designs in teaching and product design to make complex topics feel friendly and accessible.
Tidymodels.org
for RStudio
2020
- Redesigned site for improved user experience and accessibility
Illustration and Design Consulting
Contracted work
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2020 - 2016
- Developed custom CSS site themes for RStudio educational content
- Produced illustration and/or video content for corporate sites or product campaigns.
- Illustration clients include RStudio, Hewlett Packard Latin America, 20th Century FOX, and French newspaper group Le Monde.
Keeya’s Numbers
Children’s Book
2020
- Illustrated story about data science for kids.
- Created with Greg Wilson.
100 Days of Tiny Things
Original project
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2017 - 2015
- Created a daily series of 200 + illustrations, garnering an Instagram following @dcossyle of over 32,000 in less than 2 years
- Featured in international media outlets, including interviews with BBC Mundo, BBC Radio 4, The Guardian, and Refinery29
9th Annual Shorty Awards Finalist
Instagrammer of Year
New York City
2017
- 1 of 6 finalists recognizing the best online content creators
- Nominated for illustration project 100 Days of Tiny Things
Talks
Of Teacups, Giraffes, and R Markdown
rstudio::conf 2020
San Francisco, CA
2020
- Talk about how to use narrative, design, and interactivity within R Markdown materials to enhance online content for learners.
How to avoid pseudoreplication in experimental design and analysis
Methods Aside: Institute for Quantitative Theory and Methods, Data Science for Scientists ATL & Graduate Research Interdisciplinary Team of Scholars
Emory University
2019
- Focused on statistical concepts and presented to an interdisciplinary audience
Pseudoreplication: How to avoid it in experimental design and analysis
Data Science for Scientists ATL
Atlanta, GA
2018
- Co-developed with Hasse Walum.
Publications
10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008090
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10.5281/zenodo.3960218
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10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.12.044
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10.1371/journal.pone.0173936
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10.1002/aur.1578
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10.1542/peds.2015-1437
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10.1186/s11689-015-9111-z
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10.1016/j.rasd.2014.05.006
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10.1007/s10803-014-2050-9
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10.1002/aur.1301
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10.1007/s10803-006-0338-0
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10.1111/j.2044-835X.2010.02023.x
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10.3758/BF03196739
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Poster Presentations
Sex differences and genetic variation in oxytocin receptor gene of monogamous prairie voles.
Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology Symposium.
Emory University
2018
- Rubin KF, De Leon D, Walum H, Inuoe K, Young LJ